Alec Waugh

Where the Clocks Chime Twice (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1951, this is part sentimental journey revisiting old well-loved scenes of former travels, and part search for new, out-of-the-way lands, Alec Waugh's travel book tells of a journey half-way round the world. But in new or old places, the author's sense of romance and adventure, his gift of combining past and present, his ability to create a mood and tell a story provide continuously enlightening and enlivening reading.

The chief object of these travels was to visit the Seychelles Islands. This remote British colony, lost in the immensity of the Indian Ocean, is a world forgotten by the world, a world in itself. Alec Waugh's description of these tropical islands, their people and their history, ranks among the best of travel writing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781448202522
• Artikelnr.: 38446314

Autorenporträt

Alec Waugh (1898-1981) was a British novelist born in London and educated at Sherborne Public School, Dorset. Waugh's first novel, The Loom of Youth (1917), is a semi-autobiographical account of public school life that caused some controversy at the time and led to his expulsion. Waugh was the only boy ever to be expelled from The Old Shirburnian Society.

Despite setting this record, Waugh went on to become the successful author of over 50 works, and lived in many exotic places throughout his life which later became the settings for some of his texts. He was also a noted wine connoisseur and campaigned to make the 'cocktail party' a regular feature of 1920s social life.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I In Explanation Part II The Caribbean 1 The US Virgin Islands 2 The
Wicked Baronet 3 'Typical Dominica' 4 An Island to be Explored Part II The
Lebanon Part IV Seychelles 1 The Place and the People 2 Seychellois Routine
3 The Beachcomber's Arms 4 The Collet Incident 5 Praslin 6 The Woman Who
Knew Frank Harris 7 Last Days in Mahe Part V Ex-British Raj 1 Ceylon 2 The
City of Caliphs Part VI Damascus Part VII Villefranche-Sur-Mer A Note on
the Author